Steps to open a file/handled by kernel?

From: peter (arevill@bigpond.net.au)
Date: Wed Jan 09 2002 - 15:58:05 EST


CC: all replies to: arevill@bigpond.net.au
Hi guys, im in discussion with one of my compsci mates to start an
intresting little project, its not concrete yet, not at all, i really
need to get a good grasp of what im going to have to code before i
decide to jump in or not, ill give you a quick run down

Basically we want to make a sort of.. auto compression/uncompression of
files as there accessed/not accessed, basically to save a hell of alot
of space, but before we even BEGIN to do it, i really need to understand
the calls and the "arguments" and the stages the kernel/userspace (if it
is invovled (if userspace is even the right word!) takes to read from a
file (and write to it while we are at it)

any information people feel is relevant or any sort of url u can point
me to or just a little guide of waht happens would be appreciiated,
please CC: all msgs to arevill@bigpond.net.au

Cheers
:)
Peter

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